Posted on 11/30/2005 7:41:53 AM PST by george wythe
VANCOUVER, British Columbia Two lesbians are entitled to damages from the Knights of Columbus, which canceled their reservation of the group's hall for their wedding reception, a panel has ruled.
The Roman Catholic men's group was entitled to refuse to rent the hall on the basis of religious belief but caused undue hardship to the couple, Tracey Smith and Deborah Chymyshyn, the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal ruled Tuesday.
"The Knights could have taken steps such as meeting with the complainants to explain the situation, formally apologizing, immediately offering to reimburse the complainants for any expenses they had incurred and, perhaps, offering assistance in finding another solution," the tribunal said in a written decision. "There may have been other options they could have considered without infringing their core religious beliefs."
(Excerpt) Read more at oregonlive.com ...
The good news is that the hall was aquitted of discrimination.
Liberals don't understand that the right to free assembly includes the right to exclude - the same way that the freedom of religion includes the right not to be a part of a religion
Canada ping!
Refuse to pay.
The Gaystapo government... Coming to a country near you.
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